Category: Peter’s Poems
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Bound or Unbound ~ Consider the consequences
During an energy healing session with my chiropractor, the feeling of being bound arose: physically, emotionally and spiritually. From that session arose this poem.
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One ~ An evolutionary path
This poem began with just the first line and the idea that being a spiritual being comes down to ‘bridging the gaps’ between body, mind and soul. As three became one, One grew into a paean to the ongoing global spiritual awakening.
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Before and After ~ Stephen Mitchell’s Second Book of the Dao
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in Books, Insight, Love, Non-Fiction, Perfection, Peter’s Poems, Poems, Poetry, Spirituality, SynonymsI was digging into Stephen Mitchell‘s The Second Book of the Dao one day back in January (over a lovely Red Snapper Soup @ Granville Island) when a passage in the second chapter inspired the following poem. Before and After Before sorrow, longing Before longing, anger Before anger, pain Before pain, injury Before injury, fear…
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Learning ~ a love poem
Learning I believed I could possess you; I did not know myself. I thought I could save you; I needed to save myself. I tried to vanquish your fears; I had not conquered my own. I wanted to walk the path with you; I could not find my way. I felt…
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I know why you’re crying ~ Orbison & lang know why too
Music is a powerful muse for me, and words often flow from the imagery and emotion which rises as the melody plays out. Less often, the words I’ve written bring a song to mind. This poem was in my thoughts this morning and as the words of it washed over me a melody rose out…